Several Kickapoo chiefs and a boat captain from Louisville visit Clark at Camp River Dubois. Fur trader John Hay continues to pack “Indian goods”, and Lewis continues across the Mississippi at St. Louis.
Silk Ribbon
Historical interpretation by Hog Heaven Musket Loaders. Photo © 2013 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Packing Indian Goods
Mr. Hay Still packing up goods, Some Kikapoo Chiefs come down, Wolpards [Woolford’s] Boat arrive from St Charles.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermometr. at rise
Weather Wind at Sunrise Thermometr. at 4 oClock Weather Wind at 4 oClock River 40 above [0] fair N W 60 above fair S. E. fall 7 in. —Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Experience the Lewis and Clark Trail
The Lewis and Clark Trail Experience—our sister site at lewisandclark.travel—connects the world to people and places on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Plan a trip related to April 29, 1804:
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.
